She's Gone

The debut novel from the award-winning Ghanaian-born Jamaican poet.

Winner of the 2008 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Best First Novel

“Dawes offers vibrant characters and locales in this diaspora of black culture and strong emotions, bordering the fine line between love and madness between two troubled people.” —Booklist

Kofi, a Jamaican reggae musician, and Keisha, a social researcher from South Carolina, meet at a club where Kofi’s band is playing on the tail end of a United States tour. K...